consist of
phrasal verb
consisted of; consisting of; consists of
: to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)
Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.
Coal consists mostly of carbon.
His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.
The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls.
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The 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its Open Air Program, consisting of two sections, Open Air and Open Air Premiere.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
For Jim Wigginton, retirement consists of exploring the world from the depths of the ocean to the end of Earth’s atmosphere.
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These consist of compressed archives containing Windows shortcut links.
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There will be volunteer staff, consisting of people who have been homeless in the past, on the bus at all times trained in communication and de-escalation.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
For Jim Wigginton, retirement consists of exploring the world from the depths of the ocean to the end of Earth’s atmosphere.
—Lara Terpstra, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
These consist of compressed archives containing Windows shortcut links.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
There will be volunteer staff, consisting of people who have been homeless in the past, on the bus at all times trained in communication and de-escalation.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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